Liz's jubilee bash at Mouans-Sartoux .....

A selection of pictures from this event. A social charity gathering of expats on the CdA ....

Vieux Nice - Eglise St-Martin-St-Augustine et Cathedrale Ste Reparate

HPN Event - another success!

A Warm May Evening .......

Yes, I know there are a lot in this set ....

One heck of a Meetup event!

It was a great Meetup.  One side being the Expats and New in Town group resident in Nice meeting with other groups from the US, LA & San Diego, on a 'Paradise' tour of the Med.  Nice was not at its best having had steady rain for a couple of days, high winds and stuff like that - sort of like summer in England!  The plan was that everyone would meet on the roof top of the Elysee Palace where there is a great bar and a pool - alas, it was not to be.  However a great time was had by all with pretty equal numbers, 30 from each side, who all had a ball.  I was fortunate enough, yes me, to host the event for our group.

An interesting footnote is that many wanted to get away from the sightseeing part of the tour and savour life in France .... guess that is where we came in.  And yes, there were quite a few French, perhaps 30%, some of whom actually come from Nice - Amazing but true!

This is a picture of the rooftop pool taken in December last year ......  slightly different to its appearance on Monday night!

When  pictures are posted to Meetup I will put the link here so watch this space .......

Monaco Historic Grand Prix

Some Welcome Light from Dark Shadows ....

Tim Burton's Dark Shadows - What a very good movie. Very enjoyable.  Fun plot. In fact fun throughout.  Beautifully acted.  The artistry of the whole was great, more than great. Jonathan Frid was very reminiscent of the white poe faced Johnny Depp, same as actually, but he managed to keep the whole strangely believable. Some scenes reminded me of Meryl in Death Becomes Her plus a touch of the Addams Family.

It was a version original at the Rialto on rue Rivoli - sadly for the French they miss out on many of the punch lines as the sous titres do not deliver.  French as a language is very constrained when it comes to expressing a lot of things in a fun and tacky manner!

Recommended. Go see. Escape.

Behind .... a brief study of another world ....

St Martin du Var

Sadly the clouds were low and all that so just a couple of shots from a stunning location .... another day!

You can always click on a photo to see it larger .....